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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1913

Page

3

Miss Mozelle Miller Hosts Informal Dancing Party

Social calendar note highlights Miss Mozelle Miller entertaining house guests with an informal dancing party in the evening.

Moving Picture Party Hosts Guests and Escorts

Edna Buck and friends Edna Buck Marie Collins Elsie Vincke and hostess Miss Mozelle Miller entertained guests with a moving picture party last evening chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Miller. Grace Frazer with Mrs Albert Tolle and Francis left Wednesday night for Shreveport New Orleans Atlanta Washington Buffalo Atlantic City and Philadelphia to visit Mrs Tolle's brother. They will not return until October.

Mozelle Miller Mrs. Miller Grace Frazer Albert Tolle Lttle Francis Shreveport New Orleans Atlanta

Miss Nettie Pokoski Seeks Southern and Eastern Tours

Miss Nettie Pokoski left Thursday for New Orleans and stops in New York and Pennsylvania and will be away the remainder of the summer. Mrs. Julia De Zavala and her daughter Miss Adina De Zavala returned from Boerne with improved health. Mrs. D Emory Hawk came back from Epworth by the Sea. Miss Mozelle Miller hosted a 500 party for house guests and Yemmessee sorority members with prizes to Genevieve McBride and Gladys Robbins. Guests played games served punch and ices between rounds.

Nettie Pokoski New Orleans New York Pennsylvania Julia de Zavala Adina de Zavala Boerne de Zavala Mozelle Miller Yemmessee Genevieve McBride Gladys Robbins Ross McKenzie Francesca Mason Virginia Collins Mattie Terrell Emily Orr Peggy Bliss Mae Myra van Hoogenhuyze Ruth Mc

Alamo Chapter Forms Education Focus for Women’s Group

The Alamo Chapter of the American Woman's Republic met to launch a winter education program, organizing a parliamentary law class and planning courses in French German Spanish music and art. Mrs. E M Reed highlighted the organization’s growth and aims to advance women through education.

Alamo American Woman's Republic E. M. Reed Republic

Examinations Set for September Civil Service Posts

An electrometallurgist may take a civil service exam on September 15 for the bureau of mines interior department. A pharmacology professor exam is also on the same day. Four exams on September 17 include third class steam engineer in custodian service Shreveport Louisiana, botanical laboratory assistant in the bureau of plant industry agriculture, and positions as record examiner and statistical clerk.

Bureau of Mines Department of the Interior Shreveport Bureau of Plant Industry Department of Agriculture

Kidney Pills and Fresh Sausage Adverts From Grand Opera House

An advertisement urges Foley Kidney Pills to cure rheumatism by cleansing blood and kidneys, promising relief from joint pain and heart disturbance. It also urges buyers to request sausages with tin tag for freshness, noting a display in the Grand Opera House lobby and Union Meat Company.

Grand Opera House Union Meat Company

Railroad Time Table Teems With Mixed Arrivals and Departures

A dense rail timetable lists arrivals and departures for multiple lines and routes. It covers No 4 from Mexico, No 6 from the north, No 12 local from Laredo, and various other trains to Dallas, Houston, Galveston, Kerrville, Victoria, and El Paso. The schedule notes sunset route, main line, and Santa Fe departures with times and destinations.

Mexico Palestine Laredo North Houston Coast Coast Towns Kerrville Victoria Sutherland Springs Sutherland Adele el Paso West East Santa FE

Kerrville Kerrville State Fair Closes With Record Attendance

The fifteenth Kerrville state fair ends after three days with a grand ball, a racing show that drew over 3,500 visitors on the final day, and a stock exhibit parade. Races paid out purses totaling 500 dollars, with El Pato winning the five furlongs and Sir Ballinger later disqualified for underweight. A cigar race, a half mile boys race, and a cow pony race drew cowboys and horsemen, while spectators praised the event as the most successful Kerrville fair yet and noted the fair has never operated at a loss. Local figures praised the quality of stock and agriculture, and evangelist M. Capp announced tent meetings nearby.

Kerrville Tex el Pato O. G. Parke Colonel Austin George Moore Sir Ballinger Hiram Baker Red Rover Zandia Battle Ax Yellow Jacket Felix Gastine Pape Lee Montell Leroy Baker Earl Massey Casper Real Nicolasi Ayalla D. J. Woodward E. A. Coleman Homer Eads P. Brown Sanck Agg Texas Brown

Travelers and United Commercial Travelers plan game

Meeting at 8 30 tonight at Post D headquarters in the Menger Hotel to arrange a game between the two organizations on September 8 at Block's Stadium with refreshments. A 7 30 meeting for T P A members is also planned with a note from President T M Dechman.

Travelers’ Protective Association United Commercial Travelers Post D Menger Block's T. M. Dechman

The Summer Girl versus The Summer Woman

The piece contrasts the lively Summer Girl with the worn Summer Woman who feels tired, anxious, and in pain. It attributes sleeplessness and back ache to kidney trouble and promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a direct aid. Fischer Drug Co. advertises the product.

Fischer Drug Co Adv

Butcher or grocer for the king with VIN TAG

A fragment notes a display in the lobby about a butcher or grocer associated with the king and mentions a VIN TAG. The readable text is limited and lacks clear names, dates, or places. The item appears as a promotional or archival label.

Centennary of Battle Celebrated at Grossbeeren

Berlin reports the village of Grossbeeren marking the centennial of the battle that saved Berlin from occupation by Napoleon forces. The victory, a prelude to the broader 1813 campaign ending with the battle of Leipzig, is celebrated as Napoleon's first defeat of that campaign.

Berlin Grossbeeren Leipsic

International Athletic Federation Adjourns Without Decision

BERLIN August 23 The International Athletic Federation adjourned without a decision after a day-long session on formulating a program for international contests including the Olympic games. Delegates from various nations foresee advantages in including or excluding specific events.

Berlin International Athletic Federation

Foley Kidney Pills Ad Offer From Fischer Drug Co

An old advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache kidney and bladder disorders. It claims the product cooperates with nature, heals strengthens and acts as a tonic, urging readers to try it today.

Nature Fischer Drug Co

Second baseman released to Kansas City Club in 1912

The Chicago American League second baseman was released yesterday to the Kansas City Club of the American Association. Bath was drafted from the Baltimore Club in 1911. An advertisement warns against Foley Kidney Pills as a cheaper substitute, claiming they offer better results than other kidney and bladder medicines. Fischer Drug Co. advertisement.

Chicago Kansas City Bath Baltimore Fischer Drug Co

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